Take a Fresh Look at the Past With ‘Better History’

Chrome has a great history viewer by default, but if you wanted something flashier with more tools to help you manage history, then you would have to go elsewhere.

This is why I decided to peruse the Chrome Web Store for the perfect tool for the job:

Say hello to ‘Better History’

A better look at your browsing history. The best searching, the sharpest interface, and the most useful filters – for your history. ” – Roy Kolak

Better History aims to give you a decent selection of features whilst still looking sharp. I’m a sucker for minimalism so this is right up my street.

Better History at a glance

Better History places a button on the toolbar for quick access to your history. Clicking on this takes you to an overview of your week so far, giving you useful stats such as how many websites you have visited on a given day in that week. I am a big fan of the ‘bar chart’ style, as it is both useful and aesthetically pleasing.

Searching is quick and accurate. The keywords that you search for are highlighted in the list of results making it easier to sift through to find the page that you are looking for. I’m hoping that the developer will implement a search-as-you-type feature, though it could be deemed unnecessary by some, I would like to see this happen.

Under the tidy list of dates on the left column is a handy settings link which allows you to configure Better History. In the menu you are able to change the default landing page to open at the last visited page, current day or at the default current week. One or two other options are available for tweaking also.

The settings menu

After playing around with Better History for the past few days, I have really enjoyed playing around with the extension and find it incredibly useful. The user interface is experience is spot-on. I really recommend that you install it and give it a try!

Roy Kolak, the developer behind this quality extension frequently updates Better History, so it may be wise to hit the ‘Follow’ button over on Twitter if you want to keep in the loop on the latest improvements and changes.

Got an extension suggestion for us to review? Then feel free to give your recommendations in the comments!

i think the download button redirects to the homepage – or is that just me? o.O

Lee Jarratt

Whoops! I’ll fix it now, thanks for letting me know!

Edit: Fixed!

ken147

I have been using Better History for a while and I love it! I have one question: is there a way to just scroll though ones entire history? the only way I have been able to do this is do a search for something, and sometimes I can’t remember the name and just want to go though everything.

http://twitter.com/Better_History Better History

I’m Roy, the developer of Better History. Thanks for the awesome writeup! This made my day. Currently, I’m releasing updates about twice a week for BH, so don’t be shy w/ feedback and suggestions on Twitter: @better_history